Teifi Fyw Finance and Admin Officer in High Wycombe

The role involves supporting the development phase of an ambitious five-year programme focused on restoring ecological and community resilience across the Teifi catchment through collaborative, non-regulatory interventions. You will work closely with the Programme Manager and wider team to contribute to the successful delivery of the development phase by supporting agreed objectives, targets, and milestones, and ensuring accurate progress reporting.

You will lead on the financial administration of the programme, ensuring that all processes are delivered effectively and in compliance with the requirements of the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) and other external funders. This includes maintaining robust financial records and ensuring adherence to Natural Resources Wales (NRW) policies and procedures, including procurement, health and safety, and wellbeing standards.

As an organisation, we support flexible working. You will be contracted to the nearest NRW office to your home, and a suitable hybrid working pattern will be agreed upon appointment. Any regular face-to-face meetings or training will be planned in advance.

What you will do:

• Take the lead responsibility for finance and administrative duties for a 24-month development phase and a potential five-year delivery phase.
• Compile and monitor the project budget and report on spend and forecasted spend under the direction of the Programme Manager.
• Assist the Project Manager in maintaining the project risk register, monitoring existing project risks and recording emerging risks.
• Ensure that project spend is in line with the budget and report on any significant departures from the budget to the Programme Manager.
• Follow NLHF guidelines on expenditure and ensure that supporting documentation complies with the requirements of all external funders.
• Support Teifi Fyw partners in the preparations of their claims to NRW.
• Improve ways of working and offer suggestions for change.
• Support the Programme Manager in preparing progress reports and claims for Welsh Government and other external funders.
• Work with the programme team and under the guidance of the Procurement Team to set up framework contracts where necessary.
• Undertake health and safety duties and responsibilities appropriate to the post.
• Be committed to Natural Resources Wales Equal Opportunities and Diversity Policy.
• Participate in incident response activities.
• Perform any other reasonable duties requested commensurate with the grade of this role.

Your qualifications, experience, knowledge and skills:

• A sound administrative and financial background with knowledge of accounting systems and standards.
• Accounting Technician Qualification or Qualified by Experience.
• Knowledge of 'Managing Welsh Public Money' Principles & HMT's 'Classification of Receipts'.
• Experience balancing financial governance requirements with a practical, solutions-focused approach.
• IT literate with experience in Microsoft Excel.
• Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Effective self-management and organisational skills.
• Welsh Language level requirements: Essential Level A1 - Entry level.

Additional Information:

• Successful applicants will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS).
• Appointments are normally made within 4 to 8 weeks of the closing date.
• Natural Resources Wales is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.

Benefits:

• Civil Service Pension Scheme offering employer contributions of 28.97%.
• 28 days annual leave, rising to 33 days.
• Generous leave entitlements for all your life needs.
• Commitment to professional development.
• Health and wellbeing benefits and support.
• Weekly wellbeing hour to use as you choose.

We are passionate about creating a diverse workforce and positively encourage applications from under-represented communities. We embrace equality of opportunity irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. We are committed to equal opportunities and guarantee interviews for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

We want to attract and retain talented and highly skilled staff, so we ensure that our pay scales remain competitive. We advertise the full pay scale on our job descriptions. Appointed candidates start at the first point of the pay scale, and annual increments are paid each year.

We want our staff to grow professionally and personally. From leadership development to access to further and higher education courses, our staff have opportunities to expand their knowledge on a variety of topics, stay current in their field, and continue to learn as their career progresses.

We are a bilingual organisation which complies with the Welsh Language Standards. Welsh language skills are considered an asset to NRW, and we encourage and support staff to learn, develop, and use their Welsh language skills.